Critical

Authentication Bypass in express-laravel-passport

  • Disclosed: 04.09.2020
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

All versions of express-laravel-passport are vulnerable to an Authentication Bypass. The package fails to properly validate JWTs, allowing attackers to send HTTP requests impersonating other users.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 2.0.5 or later.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package express-laravel-passport >= 0.0.0 no fix

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Platform
npm
Package
express-laravel-passport
Disclosed
04.09.2020
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-v66p-w7qx-wv98 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: express-laravel-passport

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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